Fast Company: Rather than fight wilderness advocates to put utility-scale solar in the desert, Recurrent invests in fleets of small- to mid-scale solar-power installations close to cities and other high-demand areas.

BioIT World: Pacific Biosciences (PacBio), the next-generation sequencing company that intends to release the first version of its single molecule DNA sequencing instrument later this year, has announced a partner program featuring eleven leading technology providers.

GenomeWeb InSequence: In preparation for the commercial launch of its single-molecule real-time DNA sequencing system in the second half of this year, Pacific Biosciences has teamed up with almost a dozen companies who will develop sample-preparation and data-handling products, protocols, and services that are compatible with its platform.